The knowledge and experience of our team is based on many years of clinical practice at the Medical University of Graz Paediatric Hospital. Founded by Prof. Dr. med. Marguerite Dunitz-Scheer in 1981, the department of psychosomatic medicine within the hospital at the Medical University of Graz became specialized in the ever more frequent cases of feeding and eating behaviour disorders, such as tube dependency or picky eating. The scientific research that eventually led to the establishment of NoTube was largely performed by the department’s interdisciplinary team. Based on their previously established research, Dr. Marguerite Dunitz-Scheer and Dr. Peter Scheer developed their unique method to help children with severe eating disorders, particularly those with tube dependency. This method, also utilized at NoTube, has been successfully implemented to heal several thousand patients who presented with the unwelcome side effects of tube dependency and other early childhood eating behaviour disorders.
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NoTube – a nonprofit organization
Because the medical university’s clinic did not have the capacity to treat the increasing number of international patients needing services, our founders established the charitable organization, NoTube. We offered our first online clinical specialization as early as 2009. Building on the experience and knowledge gained through the department for psychosomatic medicine’s work, we developed an online service specialized for the treatment of early childhood eating behaviour disorders: Netcoaching.
We expanded our programming to include the Learn-to-Eat-Program and in 2013, began to travel to our patients’ home countries, offering Eating Schools and home visits. In 2016, we opened our treatment centre in Graz, where we now hold Eating Schools on a regular basis. Families can also join us for a Meet&Eat, which we offer in various countries around the world, to get an up-close look at what we do.
NoTube is a non-profit organization in the legal form of a private limited company, with the purpose of providing care and treatment of children with eating disorders and tube dependency. This means that NoTube is not focused on making money, and any profits made are reinvested in the organization.
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ONLINE
NoTube’s telemedical programs offer web-based consultation for parents and their children. The idea is that the children remain in their familiar surroundings where they feel the most comfortable – at home! This not only leads to a high success rate but also reduces the risks of hospital related infections and further traumatizing experiences – and it is even less expensive.
ONSITE
In our Eating School in Graz, Austria, programs for children and their families are offered in a small group format. Working with a team of therapists from various disciplines and the interactions that take place among the families and, most importantly, between the children are the fundamental factors of our success. Our team of experts have substantial clinical experience with early childhood tube dependency and eating behaviour disorders.
To read more about tube weaning as an exit strategy from tube dependency, download our handbook “How does tube weaning work?” or look up our newsletter. Make an appointment for a free evaluation or learn more about NoTube from other parents who have participated in our programs.
